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Sheriff’s Office — Deputies were dispatched at 5:46 p.m. Saturday to Haiti Road, Washington Township, for an open 911 line. A deputy spoke with the homeowner and there was no contact with that number at the residence. — A man on Eagleton Road, Center Township, reported at 3:53 p.m. Saturday that a man from Maple Street, Lisbon, was making threats towards him and his family for the second time now. He was advised how to obtain a protection order. — A Salem Township woman on Farrington Road called at 1:20 p.m. Saturday regarding harassment on social media. She only wanted a ...

Salem parks commission to discuss pay differentials

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SALEM — The parks commission will review non-bargaining employee salaries in an upcoming special meeting. The parks commission will be meeting at 11 a.m. Wednesday to discuss potential cost of living raises and wage differentials for non-bargaining department employees. During the most recent commission meeting, Mayor Cyndi Baronzzi Dickey asked if the department would be giving raises to its remaining non-bargaining employees. She said that if the department would be giving raises, the commissioners would need to decide soon how much they would so it could be included in the ...

St. Clair Twp. trustees to apply for radio grant on behalf of fire department

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ST. CLAIR TOWNSHIP – The St. Clair Township trustees will be applying for a radio grant on behalf of the Calcutta Volunteer Fire Department. The fire department last week provided the trustees with the paperwork they need to file for a communications grant for new MARCS radios. If the grant is awarded, the new radios will improve communications between all forces and will have no cost to the township. The grant application is written for the maximum allowed of $50,000 and would cover the cost of eight new MARCS radios for the department. In other business, the trustees approved a ...

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Common Pleas NEW CASES Arley J. Yerkey, Oak Street, Leetonia, vs. Karalee Yerkey, also known as Karalee Montague, Lisbon-Canfield Road,, Leetonia; divorce sought. Nations Lending Corporation, Virginia Beach, Va., vs. Donald Prevost, East Liverpool Road, East Liverpool, et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought for East Liverpool Road, East Liverpool property. Huntington National Bank, Columbus, vs. Keith A. Stryffeler, Bayard Street, Homeworth, et al.; mortgage foreclosure sought for Columbiana County property. Huntington National Bank, Columbus, vs. Stephen B. Mooney, Buck Road, ...

East Palestine Garden Club September Yard of the Month

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The East Palestine Town & Country Garden Club has selected the home of Charlie and Valerie Ewing, 398 W. Martin St., as its September Yard of the Month. The Ewing yard is filled with dahlias, zinnias and marigolds, creating a colorful display for the neighborhood to enjoy. Charlie shared that ...

Preliminary hearing set for several cases involving man who allegedly fled Salem traffic stop

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LISBON — A new date of Oct. 28 was set Monday for preliminary and pretrial hearings in multiple cases against a Salineville man with a history of charges for fleeing from police attempting to stop him, including for a recent attempted traffic stop in Salem. Nathaniel L. Ford, 24, West Main Street, remains jailed under a $150,000 cash or surety bond, but also must serve some jail time after entering pleas in a case from 2023 and one from 2024. Ford was fined $750 and sentenced to 30 days in jail, with credit for 16 days served, leaving 14 days still to serve for two separate cases ...